@gentoobro @p @lanodan @hj @Hoss @mangeurdenuage If Xi is smart and needs to shed some bodies, he should invade Russia while this Ukraine shit is going on and retake Greater Manchuria.
Never going to have a better opportunity when the east is poorly defended. And it isolates North Korea completely. Little Rocket Man has been a headache for Beijing.
There is no reason to take Taiwan and press the conflict with the USA. You don’t have to cut down the tree in your yard to prove it’s your tree.